Conversion of PLI Policy

          If you have a Postal Life Insurance policy with maturity date at the age of 60 yrs or less , you can change policy terms depending upon your current age and health factor after converting the policy i.e 60 yrs to 50 yrs or vise versa etc..

What is conversion

• Conversion” means any alteration affecting the date of maturity of a contract of insurance and includes not only alteration from Whole Life Insurance class to the Endowment class but also the antedating or post dating of the maturity of an Endowment policy and consequent increase/decrease of premium.
• In the case of policies other than Joint Life Assurance, Children Policy Anticipated Endowment Assurance policies and 10 Year Rural PLI, conversions involving alteration of policy terms other than reduction, discontinuance or commutation of premia referred to above will be allowed only after payment of premia for an integral number of years ( on after completion of one year and month of policy acceptance only i.e if policy date of acceptance is 10.03.2015 than conversion will be allowed in the next march-16,Marhc-17,March-18 so on but before 1yr of maturity) and in any case where it is intended to extend the premium term or to defer the maturity date, on the production of a medical certificate of good health at the expense of the assured

Conditions for Conversion :-

• Conversion of a policy other than CWL class to an EA class payable at the ages of 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 58 and 60 only will be admissible.
• Conversion of policy as would put the date of maturity or the date of cessation of premium to a date preceding or within one year from the date of conversion is not admissible.
• Such conversions will be permitted only once on the duration of each policy without a fee. Second and subsequent conversions shall be subject to a small fee not exceeding Rs. 20/- or as may be fixed by the Department, in each case.
• No alteration from Anticipated Endowment Assurance and 10 Year Rural PLI policies to other classes of policies or vice-versa, or alterations in the selected term or in the sum assured of the Anticipated Endowment Assurance policy and 10 Year Rural PLI policy will be allowed.

The other formalities to be observed in this connection are detailed below:-

a) In the case of an unassigned policy, consent of the insured to the terms of conversion in the existing form would be sufficient.

b) If the policy is conditionally assigned, consent of both the assignee and the insured would be necessary. If the assignment is absolute consent of the absolute assignee will be sufficient. The consent of the assignee is to be obtained in the form indicated below :

I----------------------------------- assignee of policy No---------------------------- standing in the name of insurant Shri------------------------------- hereby consent unconditionally to the conversion of Policy as described by insurant

Attested. Signature of the assignee,

Date:-

Place :- 

Documents required for Conversion

1. Application Form:- Download
2. Policy document
3. Premium Receipt Book/Loan receipt book if loan taken.
4. Certificate of Pay Disbursing Officer regarding recovery of premia from pay for the last six months
5. Fee receipt of Rs.20/ if second or subsequent conversion.
6. Medical Certificate if required. ( In case Term extended)

Clarifications required as to Pay fixation on promotion from DNI in 7th CPC scales.

1. The fixation of pay in case of promotion from one Level to another in the revised pay structure was notified at Para No.13 of CCS(RP) Rules, 2016. Further, the method of arriving the next increment in revised pay structure was also notified at Para No.10 of CCS(RP) Rules, 2016(Illustration). But as per the provisions under F.R-22(I)(a)(1), the Govt. servant can opt for fixation of his pay either from the date of promotion or from the date of his next increment. But the CCS(RP) Rules, 2016 are silent on the method of fixation of pay when the promoted official has exercised option for fixation of pay from the date of his next increment and what pay has to be drawn for the period from the date of promotion to the date of next increment. For example:- If any official is promoted in the month of 3/2017 and opted for fixation of pay from the date of promotion, his pay will be fixed in the promoted level in the manner prescribed in Para No.13 of CCS(RP) Rules, 2016 and further increment will be drawn on 1.1.2018 as per Para No.10 of CCS(RP) Rules, 2016. But if the official opted to fix his pay from the date of his next increment i.e. 1.7.2017, then how the pay is to be fixed on 1.7.2017 and what pay is to be drawn from 3/2017 to 30.6.2017 is not mentioned in the CCS(RP) Rules, 2016. This issue needs to be clarified by the nodal ministry i.e. Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure) since similar clarifications were earlier issued at the time of 6th CPC implementation vide O.M.No.1/1/2008-IC dated 13.9.2008.
2. As per the provisions of FR-22(I)(a)(1), split option has to be submitted by the officials within one month of promotion. Some of the employees, promoted before 1.1.2016 as well as after 1.1.2016 but before notification of CCS(RP) Rules, 2016, had opted for their pay fixation on promotion from the date of their next increment which was falling after 1.1.2016 in the 6th CPC pay structure/rules. Consequent up on implementation of CCS(RP) Rules, 2016, the option submitted by a number of employees turned to be disadvantageous. Whether such employees may be allowed to revise their options under FR-22(I)(a)(1) as per the provisions contained in DoP&T O.M.No.16/8/2000-Estt.(Pay-I) dated 25.2.2003.

Allocation of candidates,nominated by Staff Selection Commission for appointment as Inspector Posts on the basis of Combined Graduate Level Examination 2015, to Postal Circles

 

Clarifications on 7th CPC orders are to be sought from nodal ministry i.e.Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure)

Clarifications on the issues arising in connection with the implementation of 7th CPC rules i.e. CCS(RP) Rules, 2016 are to be referred to nodal ministry i.e. Ministry of Finance(Department of Expenditure) as per the provisions contained at Para No.17 of Gazette Notification dated 25.7.2016 issued by the Government of India.

1) Here I would like to make a mention that as per the Para No.17 of Gazette Notification dated 25.7.2016 issued by the Govt. relating to 7th CPC orders, it is clearly mentioned that “if any question arises relating to the interpretation of any of the provisions of these rules, it shall be referred to the Central Government for decision”. Accordingly the queries relating to 7th CPC are to be referred through proper channel to the nodal ministry i.e. Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure) for decision/clarification. 

2) Based on the clarifications, many of the officials are getting confused particularly about two issues. 

(i) Issue No.1:- Whether the officials who were promoted/granted financial up-gradations under MACPS between the period from 2.1.2016 to 30.6.2016 can opt to switchover to new pay structure from the date of their next increment in old pay structure (i.e. 1.7.2016) or not. 

(ii) Issue No.2:- Whether the officials who were due to get their promotion/financial up-gradation under MACPS after the date of issue of 7th CPC notification (i.e. 25.7.2016) can opt to continue in old pay structure till they earn any subsequent increment in the old pay structure (i.e. 1.7.2017, 1.7.2018 etc.) or not.

(A) Discussion on Issue No. 1:- Here it is to mention that there are two provisions available below Rule 5 of CCS(RP) Rules, 2016. The 1st proviso to Rule 5 of CCS(RP) Rules, 2016 allows the Govt. servant to continue to draw pay in the existing pay structure until the date on which he earns his “next or any subsequent increment in the existing pay structure”. The2nd proviso to Rule 5 of CCS(RP) Rules, 2016 allows the Govt. servant “to switch over to the revised pay structure from the date of promotion or upgradation” where such promotion or upgradation was granted between 1.1.2016 to the date of notification (i.e. 25.7.2016). However the 2nd provision does not allow to switch over to revised pay structure in case promotion/upgradation is due on a date later than the date of notification (i.e. 25.7.2016). From a reading of these two provisions, there is no compulsion that the Govt. servant (who was promoted between 1.1.2016 to 25.7.2016) should necessarily switch over to revised pay structure from the date of promotion/upgradatioin only. As per the 1st provision, the Govt. servant can continue to draw pay in the old pay structure till the date of next increment (i.e. 1.7.2016) and can switch over to the new pay structure from 1.7.2016 by foregoing the arrears from 1.1.2016 to 30.6.2016. Here some wrong interpretations are also occurring on the basis of Explanation 1 below Rule 5 of CCS(RP) Rules, 2016. The explanation 1 below Rule 5 is to be read in conjunction with the Memorandum Explanatory to Rule 5 of the CCS(RP) Rules, 2016 as mentioned at page 36 of Gazette notification dated 25.7.2016. It is clear from the Memorandum Explanatory to Rule 5 of CCS(RP) Rules, 2016 at page 36 of Gazette Notification dated 25.7.2016 that the condition of retaining only one existing pay band and grade pay or scale is applicable in cases where there are two or more promotions involved between 1.1.2016 to 25.7.2016. For example:- An official drawing G.P of Rs.2400/- got his 1st MACP to the G.P of Rs.2800/- in the month of 2/2016 and then he got another promotion (on account of passing in examination) to the G.P of Rs.4200/- in the month of 5/2016. Then, he cannot retain both pay bands & grade pay in old pay structure now. In such case the official has to switch over to the new pay structure either from 1.1.2016 or from the date on which he got 1st MACP (i.e. 2/2016) and then his pay on promotion to the G.P. of Rs.4200/- will be fixed in revised pay structure only. The rule is required to be applied in true spirit and there should not be any ambiguity in allowing the Govt. servants who got only one promotion/upgradation between 1.1.2016 to 30.6.2016 to exercise option to switch over to new pay structure by continuing in old pay structure up to the date of next increment in old pay structure i.e. 1.7.2016.

(B)Discussion on Issue No. 2:- Here it is to mention that the 1st proviso to Rule 5 of CCS(RP) Rules, 2016 allows the Govt. servant to continue to draw pay in the existing pay structure until the date on which he earns his “next or any subsequent increment in the existing pay structure”. The 2nd proviso to Rule 5 of CCS(RP) Rules, 2016 allows the Govt. servant “to switch over to the revised pay structure from the date of promotion or upgradation” where such promotion or upgradation was granted between 1.1.2016 to the date of notification (i.e. 25.7.2016). However the 2nd provision does not allow to switch over to revised pay structure in case promotion/upgradation is due on a date later than the date of notification (i.e. 25.7.2016). From a reading of these two provisions, it is clear that the Govt. servant can continue to draw pay in the existing pay structure till the date of earning subsequent increment in the existing pay structure. The Govt. is well aware of the fact that only one increment i.e. on 1.7.2016 was drawn to all the Govt. servants in the old pay structure as on the date of issue of Gazette notification dated 25.7.2016. If the Govt. does not want to allow Govt. servants to continue in old pay structure after the date of notification i.e. 25.7.2016, then the word “subsequent increment” should have been deleted in the Gazette notification dated 25.7.2016 in Rule 5 as well as in the option form also. Thus in my opinion the Govt. servants can also switch over to the new pay structure from the date of their earning subsequent increment by foregoing the hike in salary as per 7thCPC orders from 1.1.2016 to the date opted by the Govt. servant i.e. 1.7.2017, 1.7.2018 etc.

3) It is also mentioned at Para No.16 of Gazette notification dated 25.7.2016 that the President can dispense with or relax the requirements of the rules provided the operation of all or any provisions of the 7th CPC rules causes undue hardship in any particular case. As such, if any doubts are raised relating to the issues in implementation of 7th CPC orders which are in the nature of causing undue hardship to the officials, then such issues are to be taken up through proper channel with the nodal ministry i.e. Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure) for decision/clarification to avoid loss to the Govt. servants.